MAT TEST

About MAT

The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a National Entrance Test conducted by All India Management Aptitude Testing Service (AIMATS), for admission to MBA and equivalent programmes of the various participating institutes. AIMA-MAT is usually conducted 4 times a year: generally on the first Sunday of February, May, September and December. The list of institutes that use the AIMA-MAT results varies from test to test.

Eligibility

A candidate must be a graduate from a recognized university or a deemed university. Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree and are awaiting results can also apply.

Test Duration & Pattern Section No. Section No of Questions Time Suggested (Minutes) 1 Language Comprehension 40 30 2 Mathematical Skills 40 40 3 Data Analysis and Sufficiency 40 35 4 Intelligence and Critical Reasoning 40 30 5 Indian and Global Environment 40 15   Total 200 150 Exam Format MAT is a paper-based as well as computer-based test. A candidate can take only one of the two testing formats. While the paper-based test is conducted only one day, the computer-based test is conducted in the week following it over a window of approximately a week. t Important Dates(MAT December 2012) Last date to purchase form Nov 14, 2012 Last date for submission of filled in registration forms at AIMA, New Delhi Nov 17, 2012 Last date for online registration Nov 14, 2012 Last date for submission of filled in online registration forms at AIMA, New Delhi Nov 17, 2012 Test date (paper based) Dec 2, 2012 Test date (computer based) Dec 8, 2012 onwards Download admit card Nov 24, 2012 onwards Top Colleges under MAT Some of the prominent B-schools which accept MAT scores are: Galgotias Business School (Greater Noida) www.galgotiasbschool.in NIILM Centre for Management Studies (New Delhi) www.niilm.com MITCON Institute of Management (Pune) www.mima.edu.in Alliance Business Academy (Bangalore) www.alliance.edu.in/ Christ University (Bangalore) www.christuniversity.in/ Jagan Institute of Management Studies (Delhi) www.jimsindia.org/ Kohinoor Business School (Khandala) www.kohinoor.ac.in/ Som-Lalit Institute of Management Studies (Ahmedabad) www.somlalit.org/ Bharatidasan University (Tiruchirapalli) www.bdu.ac.in/ IMT (Navi Mumbai) www.itm.edu/pgdm/ Click here for more B-Schools accepting MAT score. How to Apply Candidates appearing for MAT Dec 2012 can choose any one of the following modes to apply: • Obtain Form with MAT Bulletin/CD against cash payment of Rs 1200/- (One thousand two hundred only) from listed branches of Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank, listed Study Centres of AIMA OR from AIMA, New Delhi. or • Obtain crossed Demand Draft (DD) of Rs 1200/- (One thousand two hundred only) in favour of ‘All India Management Association’ payable at Delhi from any Bank. Register online at website http://www.aima.in/testing-services/mat/mat.html alongwith the DD details. Detailed procedure is given on the website link. or • Register online at website link http://www.aima.in/testing-services/mat/mat.html with Credit Card payment. Detailed procedure is given on the website link. • (Note: No individual Postal sale by AIMA from AIMA, New Delhi) Admit Card: All provisionally registered candidates both for Paper Based and Computer Based Test can download their Admit Card from AIMA website link: http://apps.aima.in/mat_centre.aspx • Specific Admit Card will be generated both for the candidates opting for the Paper Based Test and for the Computer Based Test. • No separate Admit Card will be issued or dispatched. For detailed application process, visit http://www.aima.in/testing-services/mat/mat.html Official Website http://www.aima.in/index.html MAT with TestFunda Prepare for MAT with Testfunda.com using MAT Funda – comprehensive material for MAT. The study material is available in print, CD and online formats. Testfunda offers: MAT Funda – Theory (Skill Builder) + Full length National level Tests (Test Centre) (Details) MAT Skill Builder – Theory Material (Details) MAT Test Centre – Full Length National level Tests for MAT (Details) MAT Individual Tests – Individual tests to practice from the set of National Level Tests.